Re: Mosaic Viruses
I agree !
At 08:51 PM 11/29/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>The cure all for all of these problems is FIRE!! Burn F-----g everything
>right in the patch. I don't care what problem your having FIRE will kill
>everything!! Nothing will winter over nothing will spread etc. We have to
>get back to basics. I know some scientist will say there is a better way. We
>are growing pumpkins!! That's it!! We must carry on!! There is to much
>engineering going on. Just grow the Dam pumpkins. I just had to say that!!
>Good Luck!!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bill Van <harrow.fur@pei.sympatico.ca>
>To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 9:40 PM
>Subject: Re: Mosaic Viruses
>
>
>> Roger:
>> Slow Down, You are not Harold
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 02:23 PM 11/29/1999 EST, you wrote:
>> >In a message dated 11/29/1999 2:40:49 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>> >res@colfax.com writes:
>> >Roger:
>> >
>> >Steve's plants were infected with mosaic very early, before the bloom
>cycle.
>> >Because of this, I feel certain that his seeds are also infected. With so
>> >many fine seeds available, there is no need to take chances that might
>cause
>> >another grower anguish and disappointment.
>> >
>> >Virus is in the genetic material of the seed, rendering it useless. I was
>not
>> >concerned about viral spread from external contact.
>> >
>> >Barb
>> >
>> ><< Barb, In my plan I wasn't thinking of a virus kill as much as flush it
>off
>> > so the seeds could be harvested in a reasonable virus free area. That
>> > would only work if the virus was not in the seed but on the pumpkin
>skin.
>> > You have to realize that those virus are already evrywhere but are
>> > inactive. If Steve is going to contain access to the seeds and grow out
>> > the next generation to look for transmission of the virus by the seeds I
>> > see no problem. We might get the benefit of a resistant strain. Roger
>> >
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